FerroCentral operates trains from Buenos Aires to Rosario, Cordoba, and Tucuman, as well as the Cordoba – Vila Maria service, carrying around 200,000 passengers per year. The operator was formed in 2005 and is a joint venture between Nuevo Central Argentino and Ferrovías.

Under resolution 1093/13, which was issued by the Ministry of the Interior and Transport, responsibility for FerroCentral services will pass to state-owned train operator Sofse. The resolution also decrees that all nationalised infrastructure is transferred to infrastructure manager Adif.

Sofse and Adif will be required to carry out an audit of all FerroCentral assets within 60 days of the takeover, and draw up operational and maintenance plans for the railway.

"We're going to prove the state is a better train operator than any private company," Argentinean president Mrs Christina Kirchner said on September 17, defending the government's decision to extend state control to a greater proportion of the railway network.